Nagamaki
The nagamaki (長巻, "long wrapping") is a type of traditionally made
Japanese swordJapanese sword (nihontō)[1][2] with an extra long handle, used by the
samurai class of feudal Japan.[3]Contents1 History
2 Description
3 Use
4 In fiction
5 Gallery
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External linksHistory[edit]
It is possible that nagamaki were first produced during the Heian
period (794 to 1185) but there are no known examples dating from
before the mid
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The Lord Of The RingsThe Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by English
author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. The story began as a sequel to
Tolkien's 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, but eventually developed into
a much larger work. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, The Lord
of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over
150 million copies sold.[1]
The title of the novel refers to the story's main antagonist, the Dark
Lord Sauron,[note 1] who had in an earlier age created the
One RingOne Ring to
rule the other
Rings of PowerRings of Power as the ultimate weapon in his campaign
to conquer and rule all of Middle-earth
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SeppukuSeppukuSeppuku (切腹, "cutting [the] belly"), sometimes referred to as
harakiri (腹切り, "abdomen/belly cutting", a native Japanese kun
reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It
was originally reserved for samurai, but was also practiced by other
Japanese people later on to restore honor for themselves or for their
family. A samurai practice, seppuku was used either voluntarily by
samurai to die with honor rather than fall into the hands of their
enemies (and likely suffer torture) or as a form of capital punishment
for samurai who had committed serious offenses, or performed because
they had brought shame to themselves
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Dark Souls IIDark SoulsDark Souls II[a] is an action role-playing video game developed by
FromSoftwareFromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. The third game in
the Souls series, it was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3
and Xbox 360.
Although both are set in the same universe, there is no direct story
connection between the first
Dark SoulsDark Souls and the sequel.[4] The game
uses dedicated multiplayer servers.[4] Taking place in the kingdom of
Drangleic, the game features both player versus environment (PvE) and
player versus player (PvP) gameplay, in addition to having some co-op
components
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InfantryInfantryInfantry is the branch of an army that engages in military combat on
foot, distinguished from cavalry, artillery, and tank forces. Also
known as foot soldiers, infantry traditionally relies on moving by
foot between combats as well, but may also use mounts, military
vehicles, or other transport
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Bamboo
The bamboos /bæmˈbuː/ ( listen) are evergreen perennial
flowering plants in the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family
Poaceae. In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the
stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross section
are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical
arrangement. The dicotyledonous woody xylem is also absent. The
absence of secondary growth wood causes the stems of monocots,
including the palms and large bamboos, to be columnar rather than
tapering.[3]
Bamboos include some of the fastest-growing plants in the world,[4]
due to a unique rhizome-dependent system. Certain species of bamboo
can grow 91 cm (36 in) within a 24-hour period, at a rate of
almost 4 cm (1.6 in) an hour (a growth around 1 mm
every 90 seconds, or 1 inch every 40 minutes).[5] Giant bamboos
are the largest members of the grass family
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Araki-ryūAraki-ryū (荒木流?) is a Japanese koryū martial art founded in
the during the
Sengoku jidaiSengoku jidai by the bushi Araki Mujinsai Minamoto no
Hidenawa (荒木夢仁斎源秀縄). Araki-ryu is a comprehensive
system that specializes in the use and application of many traditional
Japanese weapons such as spear, glaive, long and short sword, staff,
rope, chain and sickle, jujutsu (torite), grappling in armor with
weapons (kogusoku), ETC.Contents1 Introduction
2 The founder: Araki Mujinsai Minamoto no Hidenawa
荒木夢仁斎源秀縄
3 Esoteric teachings
4 Modern times
5 References
6 External linksIntroduction[edit]
Araki Ryu was founded in the Tensho period, approximately 1573. Its
creation is attributed to Araki Mujinsai (or Muninsai) Minamoto no
Hidenawa. The torite-kogusoku (grappling with weaponry in armor)
techniques are the central focus of the ryuha
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The Two TowersThe Two TowersThe Two Towers is the second volume of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy
novel The Lord of the Rings. It is preceded by The Fellowship of the
Ring and followed by The Return of the King.Contents1 Title
2 Plot summary2.1 Book III: The Treason of Isengard
2.2 Book IV: The Ring Goes East3 Critical reception
4 Adaptations
5 See also
6 References
7 External linksTitle[edit]
The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings is composed of six "books", aside from an
introduction, a prologue and six appendices
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Shaku (unit)
The shaku (Japanese: 尺) or Japanese foot[1][2] is a Japanese unit of
length derived (but varying) from the Chinese chi, originally based
upon the distance measured by a human hand from the tip of the thumb
to the tip of the forefinger[3] (compare span)
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International Standard Book Number
"ISBN" redirects here. For other uses, see ISBN (other).International Standard
BookBook NumberA 13-digit ISBN, 978-3-16-148410-0, as represented by an EAN-13 bar
codeAcronym
ISBNIntroduced
1970; 48 years ago (1970)Managing organisation
International ISBN AgencyNo. of digits
13 (formerly 10)Check digit
Weighted sumExample
978-3-16-148410-0Website
www.isbn-international.orgThe International Standard
BookBook Number (ISBN) is a unique[a][b]
numeric commercial book identifier. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an
affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.[1]
An ISBN is assigned to each edition and variation (except reprintings)
of a book. For example, an e-book, a paperback and a hardcover edition
of the same book would each have a different ISBN. The ISBN is 13
digits long if assigned on or after 1 January 2007, and 10 digits long
if assigned before 2007
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Glossary Of Japanese Swords
A glossary, also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical
list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions
for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end of a
book and includes terms within that book that are either newly
introduced, uncommon, or specialized. While glossaries are most
commonly associated with non-fiction books, in some cases, fiction
novels may come with a glossary for unfamiliar terms.
A bilingual glossary is a list of terms in one language defined in a
second language or glossed by synonyms (or at least near-synonyms) in
another language.
In a general sense, a glossary contains explanations of concepts
relevant to a certain field of study or action. In this sense, the
term is related to the notion of ontology
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Echigo ProvinceEchigo ProvinceEchigo Province (越後国, Echigo no kuni) was an old province in
north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan. It bordered on
Uzen, Iwashiro, Kōzuke, Shinano, and Etchū Provinces.[1] It
corresponds today to Niigata Prefecture, minus the island of Sado.
Its abbreviated form name was Esshū (越州), with Echizen and Etchū
Provinces
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Daimyō
The daimyō (大名, IPA: [daimʲoː] ( listen)) were
powerful Japanese feudal lords[1] who, until their decline in the
early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary
land holdings. In the term, dai (大) means "large", and myō stands
for myōden (名田), meaning private land.[2]
Subordinate only to the shōgun, daimyōs were the most powerful
feudal rulers from the 10th century to the middle 19th century in
Japan. From the
Shugo of the
Muromachi periodMuromachi period through the Sengoku to
the daimyōs of the
EdoEdo period, the rank had a long and varied
history
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Uesugi KenshinUesugi KenshinUesugi Kenshin (上杉 謙信, February 18, 1530 – April 19, 1578)
was a daimyō who was born as
Nagao Kagetora,[1] and after the
adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled
Echigo ProvinceEchigo Province in the Sengoku
period of Japan.[2] He was one of the most powerful daimyōs of the
Sengoku period. While chiefly remembered for his prowess on the
battlefield, Kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful
administrator who fostered the growth of local industries and trade;
his rule saw a marked rise in the standard of living of
Echigo.[citation needed]
Kenshin is famed for his honourable conduct, his military expertise, a
long-standing rivalry with Takeda Shingen, his numerous campaigns to
restore order in the
Kantō regionKantō region as the Kanto Kanrei, and his belief
in the Buddhist god of war—Bishamonten
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